diff --git a/flink-benchmarks/pom.xml b/flink-benchmarks/pom.xml
index 9398bb8..450c6d2 100644
--- a/flink-benchmarks/pom.xml
+++ b/flink-benchmarks/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.minidev</groupId>
             <artifactId>json-smart</artifactId>
-            <version>2.2.1</version>
+            <version>2.4.5</version>
         </dependency>
         <!--<dependency>-->
             <!--<groupId>org.apache.curator</groupId>-->